May 8, 2012 - The slow reveal

And now...

Funny that this is one of the better issues of Valiant Voice lately. It starts to really pump up some sections of the being revealed Secret Weapons - no big deal - but has a GREAT look at the Chaos Effect promo. Still, it's a shill. Look how awesome WE are. More about US! What are we selling this month? I know why I didn't buy these way back when, that is for certain.

When you show it on the cover...

There is something lovable about the slow reveal of a character. But when the cover sorta shows everything about him - except his face - on the cover - we might not be impressed. The book is interesting - mostly dealing with Xavier's origins. It shows his stepfather, and how Xavier's Dad was accidentally killed in the accident - but also how his stepfather CHOSE not to save him. Nice slow reveal, but HIDE him on the cover! I love how Cain is his step-brother, but needed to hide it. I also loved how Charles said he'd EVENTUALLY return - just had to dig himself out of all of the rock.